Vent away!!

I have a 4 yo boy who is almost identical!! I enjoy him but he does all the same stuff lol. I sometimes feel bad telling him to stop with the noises or talking just to talk but my goodness, some days it's hard to concentrate with all the noise! He also has to know what we're doing every second of the day, what we're eating, where we're going, whose picking him up etc. Just recently, I think I figured out why though. He's been with me 1.5 years and has lived in 3 different homes and mom has had 3 different bf's (that I know about). I've probably been the most stable thing in his life. He knows the answer to most of his questions but I think he just likes to have that reassurance. Now that I realized that, I try not to let it bother me.....but come Friday's I need to remind myself lol.

Over the years I've definitely had kids with personalities that just didn't mesh well with mine. Like you said, it's normal!! I try to find at least one positive thing about the child (there's usually more) and focus on that. It's tough sometimes though!